Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Classic vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Samsung
Announced January 2013 June 2014 August 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub
Form Factor Candybar, QWERTY Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10.3 OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
User Interface - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait -
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 225 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches 3.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 38.91% 41.64% 70.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG - Not Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2515 mAh 1860 mAh
Stand by - Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)
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